| Position | Manager Licensing and Guidance |
| Posted | 18 Jul 2026 |
| Expired | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Company | New Zealand Government |
| Location | Christchurch | NZ |
| Job Type | Full Time |
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\n About this role\n
Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Education Review Office (ERO) are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health, and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.
\nStarting salary: $129,000 - $135,000 negotiable + superannuation.
\nDevelop and grow your career through coaching, training, study support, and secondments.
\nContribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all children and young people in NewZealand.
\nCity‑based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs.
\nThis is a permanent leadership role responsible for the oversight and delivery of ERO's licensing and regulatory guidance functions, with a particular focus on early learning services. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive Regulation and Early Childhood Education, you will lead a team responsible for providing clear, consistent, and high‑quality guidance to support the sector to meet regulatory requirements.
\nYou will work closely across ERO and with external stakeholders including the Ministry of Education and sector groups to ensure alignment between regulatory expectations, evaluation practice and system improvement initiatives. This role combines operational leadership with strategic influence – shaping how guidance is developed, communicated and continuously improved.
\nYour team will include subject matter experts who support licensing decisions, interpret regulatory requirements and provide advice to both internal kaimahi and the sector. In the first 6–12 months, you will focus on strengthening guidance frameworks, improving consistency of advice and supporting system changes arising from wider early learning reforms.
\nThis role has been established to support the Government's proposed transfer of early childhood education (ECE) regulatory functions from the Ministry of Education to the Education Review Office (ERO), as part of the wider ECE Reform programme. The positions are designed to support the new proposed functions and strengthen ERO's capability to deliver on its expanded mandate. Any offer of employment will be subject to the relevant legislation being enacted.
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